Child Support: Age of Emancipation In Your State

By Matt Allen Editor, DadsDivorce.com Emancipation is the point at which a minor comes of age. Child support is typically paid until the child reaches the age of emancipation, which is usually 18, 19, or 21 years old depending on the state. Keep in mind, the courts can in their …

I’m still paying off child support arrears for my adult child. When will it stop?

Question: I have been paying child support arrearages for what seems like forever. My child is now a grown adult with a family of his own yet I am still trying to pay off child support! Why do I have to keep paying if the money is no longer going …

What Does Child Support Actually Cover?

By Matt Allen Editor, DadsDivorce.com You’ve arrived home from work and as you sort through the day’s mail you see there’s a note from your ex-wife asking for payment for Tommy’s new baseball uniforms and asking you to pick up some new clothes and toiletry items for Susie when she …